The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble: Handel, Golijov, Elgar
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- Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin, piano
George Frideric Handel — "Stile amare" from Tolomeo, re d'Egitto ("Ptolemy, King of Egypt"), HWV 25
George Frideric Handel — "Or la tromba" from Rinaldo, HWV 7
Osvaldo Golijov — The Fire Outlives the Spark (NY premiere)
Osvaldo Golijov — LAIꓘA (world premiere)
Edward Elgar — Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
Beloved countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo joins The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble in Carnegie Hall's most intimate performance space. They begin the program with selected arias by Handel—a definitive composer for Costanzo. "Handel is my bread and butter," he recently told the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. "There’s a kind of freedom inherent in his music … for the singer to imagine the psychological journey and then to make that palpable." Works by Osvaldo Golijov follow, including The Fire Outlives the Spark, a tribute to late violinist Geoff Nuttall with text from Shelley's Adonais; and the world premiere of a companion piece commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. In the second half of the concert, Yannick Nézet-Séguin joins the ensemble as pianist in Elgar's Piano Quintet.
About The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble
The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble provides a unique opportunity to hear members of the full Met Orchestra outside of the opera house and in the intimacy of Weill Recital Hall.
https://www.carnegiehall.org/Events/MET-Orchestra-Chamber-EnsembleAbout Carnegie Hall
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https://www.carnegiehall.org/About Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
"Vocally brilliant and dramatically fearless" – The New York Times
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo began performing professionally at the age of 11 and has since appeared in opera, concert, recital, film, and on Broadway. He is a Grammy nominee, a recipient of the 2020 Beverly Sills Award from the Metropolitan Opera, a winner of the 2020 Opera News Award, and Musical America's 2019 Vocalist of the Year.